Iraq Rejects Syrian Request to Repatriate 4,000 Suspected IS Detainees, Official Says
Iraq said it will keep the prisoners and seek $500 million in coalition support for detention costs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Iraq rejected Syria's request to repatriate 4,000 suspected Islamic State members transferred to Iraqi custody earlier this year. Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi confirmed the decision.
- More than 5,700 prisoners with alleged Islamic State ties were transferred from northeast Syria to Iraq following January clashes between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
- Al-Aboudi stated Iraq is seeking $500 million in financial support from the global coalition to manage detainees. "Iraq is conducting investigations, and anyone proved to have committed crimes in Iraq will be tried under Iraqi law," he said.
- Human Rights Watch reported this week that the Iraqi justice system has a documented history of torture and unlawful executions, urging authorities to "adhere to international fair trial and detention standards." The United States recently ended its 12-year mission in Iraq.
- About 400 detainees in Iraq are believed to be high-level Islamic State members, while Many Western countries remain reluctant to repatriate citizens accused of extremist ties despite potential prisoner exchange agreements.
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The Iraqi Prime Minister's National Security Adviser, Kasem Al-Aboudi, stated that Baghdad had rejected the Syrian Government's request for the transfer to Damascus of some 4,000 prisoners suspected of belonging to the "Islamic State" (IO, a terrorist organization banned in Russia). According to Al-Aboudi, Baghdad would not hand over to Damascus several thousand Iraqi prisoners with Syrian citizenship, wrote TASS with reference to the news porta…
Iraq rejects Syrian request to repatriate 4,000 suspected Daesh detainees, official says
BAGHDAD: Iraq has rejected Syria’s request to repatriate thousands of suspected Daesh members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi security official said on Wednesday. Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim Al-Aboudi said that a meeting had been held recently between Syria, Iraq and the US to discuss the fate of the prisoners. Al-Aboudi said Syria had requested that the 4,000 Syrian prisoner…
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Iraq rejects Syrian request to repatriate 4,000 suspected IS detainees, official says
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has rejected Syria's request to repatriate thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi
Approximately 4,000 Syrians suspected of being linked to the Islamic State group will remain in custody of Iraq at least now, after Baghdad rejected their request for Damascus to return. Iraq refuses to repatriate 4,000 Syrian prisoners
Yesterday, Wednesday, Qasim Al-Abodi, Iraq ' s National Security Adviser, stated that Iraq had rejected a request from Syria for the return of the thousands of persons suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS), who had been transferred from Syrian detention centres to the custody of the Iraqi authorities earlier in the year. The Iraqi National Security Adviser said that a recent meeting had been held between Syria, Iraq and the Unite…
The Minister of Justice is discussing with a United States delegation the file of foreign prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq...
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